Suspicious package led to two-hour evacuation of St. Lucie County Clerk of Courts building

A bag filled with gym clothes prompted the evacuation of the St. Lucie County Clerk of Courts building in downtown Fort Pierce on Jan. 23, 2018.(Photo: CONTRIBUTED PHOTO FROM ST. LUCIE CLERK OF COURTS)

FORT PIERCE — The St. Lucie County Clerk of Courts building was evacuated for more than two hours Tuesday morning after a suspicious package was spotted, a Fort Pierce police spokesman said.

The package that brought out a St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office bomb disposal robot and cleared nearby roads beginning about 9:15 a.m. was merely an unattended gym bag, according to the clerk's office.

A bomb squad robot investigates a suspicious package at the the St. Lucie County Clerk of Courts building(Photo: CONTRIBUTED PHOTO FROM ST. LUCIE COUNTY CLERK OF COURT)

Residents were asked to avoid Indian River Drive and Second Street between Citrus Ave and Orange Ave. while the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office closed some roads around the building, at 201 S. Indian River Drive, to investigate.